The Winery Le Bonheur of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Le Bonheur
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the AdVini.
It is ranked in the top 465 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Le Bonheur is one of the best wineries to follow in Stellenbosch.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Bonheur wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Bonheur wines in Stellenbosch among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Bonheur wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Le Bonheur wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Le Bonheur

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Bonheur

How Winery Le Bonheur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce, nanie's diced ham quiche or strong cheese in the lyon style.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Le Bonheur

On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Bonheur. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Le Bonheur. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Le Bonheur

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.53/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Le Bonheur.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Le Bonheur

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Bonheur

How Winery Le Bonheur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of savoyard matafans, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or kefta.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Bonheur

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Bonheur. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of mulberry, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Bonheur. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Bonheur

  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Bonheur.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Le Bonheur

Planning a wine route in the of Stellenbosch? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Le Bonheur.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Le Bonheur and wines from the region

Penfolds doubles production capacity in France following Château Lanessan acquisition

The deal includes 390ha of land in the Haut-Médoc appellation, of which 80ha is currently planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, along with the winery. It will allow TWE’s flagship brand, Penfolds, to increase its focus on creating blends featuring grapes from Bordeaux and Barossa. Earlier this year, chief winemaker Peter Gago unveiled Penfolds II, a Cabernet-Shiraz-Merlot blend created in partnership with Dourthe Bordeaux. The wine featured 71% grapes grown in Bordeaux and 29 ...

Jackson Family Wines buys first vineyard in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley

The family-owned company made its first foray into Washington State last year when it began buying grapes from select vineyards throughout the Walla Walla Valley. The winemaking team was impressed by the quality coming out of the region, and it has now pounced on the opportunity to acquire land there. It snapped up 61 acres of an existing 117-acre property in Mill Creek. A local firm called Abeja, founded by Ken and Ginger Roberts, bought the land back in 2000 in a bid to grow world-class Cabern ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

The word of the wine: Sulphur

An antiseptic and antioxidant substance known since antiquity, probably already used by the Romans. But it was only in modern times that its use was rediscovered. It will allow a better conservation of the wine and thus favour its export. Sulphur also gave the 18th century winegrower the possibility of extending the maceration period without fearing that the wine would turn sour and thus go from dark rosé wines to the red wines of today. Excessive sulphur, on the other hand, kills happiness, paralysing the aromas and causing headaches.